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today, the president returned to washington. he's sending lawmakers a scaled down plan to avoid that fiscal cliff. abc 7 mark matthews brings us up to speed on gridlock. >> sticking point continues to be tax cuts z in starting to look like no deal before the january 1 deadline. this may already be too late. five days until the fiscal cliff. hairy reid admitted a deal seems unlikely. >> i have to be honest. i don't know time wise how it can happen now. >> reid called john boehner a dictateor and paintin painting -- pointing blame on him. >> we're here in washington working. wile members of the house of representatives are out watching movies and watching the kids play soccer and baseball. john boehner seems to care more about keeping his speakership. >> the republican leader says the democrats have failed. the only reason democrats have been trying to deflect attention on to me and my colleagues over the past few weeks is that they zront a plan of their own. >> the president return forward a last minute push before leaving on vac
today, the president returned to washington. he's sending lawmakers a scaled down plan to avoid that fiscal cliff. abc 7 mark matthews brings us up to speed on gridlock. >> sticking point continues to be tax cuts z in starting to look like no deal before the january 1 deadline. this may already be too late. five days until the fiscal cliff. hairy reid admitted a deal seems unlikely. >> i have to be honest. i don't know time wise how it can happen now. >> reid called john...
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saying repeated requests to washington for security upgrades had been denied. u.s. staffing was inadequate and local libyan forces were poorly skilled and local guards, unarmed. communities between benghazi, tripoli and washington were good the night of the attack there wasn't enough time for forces to get there. >> we had a lot of forces in europe, at sea andmo on land, t was not, it is not reasonable that they could have responded. in a timely way this, is over in a matter of about 20 or 30 minute ootz report says u.s. security at the consulate was forced to leave stevens behind when a second wave began. >> their decision to depart this special mission without ambassador stevens came after efforts of many u.s. security agents to find him, and sean snij a smoke filled building still on fire. >> stevens stepfather spoke to us by phone today saying the report is upsetting because it reveals nature of decisions made, and not made. the report makes 29 recommendations to secretary of state clinton, who has said she'll adopt all 29, including adding marine corps securit
saying repeated requests to washington for security upgrades had been denied. u.s. staffing was inadequate and local libyan forces were poorly skilled and local guards, unarmed. communities between benghazi, tripoli and washington were good the night of the attack there wasn't enough time for forces to get there. >> we had a lot of forces in europe, at sea andmo on land, t was not, it is not reasonable that they could have responded. in a timely way this, is over in a matter of about 20...
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. >> new signs out of washington today that republicans and democrats are working together to come to a solution to avoid the fiscal cliff. abc 7 news is in washington with the latest. >> back and forth continued today two.bcuides not close to a final deal. house speaker john boehner says he continues to work with the president but keeping handy a plan b, extending the bush tax cuts for everybody making less than $1 million. >> having a back up plan to make sure few taxpayers were affected by this increase as possible. moving down that path is the right course of action for us. >> after meeting with boehner yesterday, the president sweetened his offer including $1.2 trillion in tax increases down from the offer of $1.6 trillion. extending tax cuts for every american earning less than0oñ $400,000 a year, instead of $250,000. limiting amount of cost of living increases for social security recipients and a two year extension on the debt ceiling. >> the president has come halfway, republicans have come about this far. so we're close. the president demonstrated his reasonableness. >> but
. >> new signs out of washington today that republicans and democrats are working together to come to a solution to avoid the fiscal cliff. abc 7 news is in washington with the latest. >> back and forth continued today two.bcuides not close to a final deal. house speaker john boehner says he continues to work with the president but keeping handy a plan b, extending the bush tax cuts for everybody making less than $1 million. >> having a back up plan to make sure few taxpayers...
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. >> a dream come true for a washington state teenager thanks to thoughtfulness of her friends. she is now legally blind, result of a rare eye disorder during a classroom conversation, a teacher asked students what would do you if you couldn't fail? there were plenty of predictable answers about money and fame burke not from alley. she said she'd like to drive. inspired her friends made it happen. knowing she can see a bit under faint light, they created a road for her to drive on in a driver's ed car. >> thank you! >> woo! >> thank you so much, thank you. >> this means so much for me. just a great deal. i love you all. >> she wants to be like others and that is in the the end of the story. in lieu of birthday presents she asked for cans of food to donate to seattle's needy. >> it's spectacular. >> it's heart felt, good that they'd do that for her. >> and a lot of work. a comic duo makes it a family affair. >> the dance just keems on dancing. today's entertainment report from on the red carpet. >> they filled shows as dysfunctional duo now, they are back in the sequel, this is 4
. >> a dream come true for a washington state teenager thanks to thoughtfulness of her friends. she is now legally blind, result of a rare eye disorder during a classroom conversation, a teacher asked students what would do you if you couldn't fail? there were plenty of predictable answers about money and fame burke not from alley. she said she'd like to drive. inspired her friends made it happen. knowing she can see a bit under faint light, they created a road for her to drive on in a...
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. >> i tell you, i'm going back to washington, d.c. tomorrow to continue to fight for this fight. and you have the resistance movement in the congress. i want you to know. aoñóv resistance movement. >> oakland congress woman to refuse cuts but those are two of the biggest in the budget, making up 40% of what the government spends. >> so you'reeplsÑ talking 40% of the budget taking off the table.lbe)l >> 40%. yes. it's important to recognize that we can put revenue on the table. we have to raise the revenue from areas where we know that there are ways to be where we can really have significant savings. >> waste, fraud, abuse said lee but don't think about cutting social security or medicare, even for the wealthy. members vowed to call on speaker of the house john boehner to tell him, no cuts to services. >> when the president says i want to balance the budget is he saying i want no cuts to 40% of the budget? >> no. he's saying he won't cut services. >> that is what they are saying. rich johnson went to one in oakland at 68 he's retired. >> i worked for 50 years. people put part
. >> i tell you, i'm going back to washington, d.c. tomorrow to continue to fight for this fight. and you have the resistance movement in the congress. i want you to know. aoñóv resistance movement. >> oakland congress woman to refuse cuts but those are two of the biggest in the budget, making up 40% of what the government spends. >> so you'reeplsÑ talking 40% of the budget taking off the table.lbe)l >> 40%. yes. it's important to recognize that we can put revenue on...